Marijuana Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Marijuana, including details on benefits, cancer, effects, uses, addiction.

Volume 5 (2008), Issue 10 (October)

1. Neurotoxic effects of ecstasy on the thalamus.
   Br J Psychiatry, 193(4): 289-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Ecstasy (MDMA) and high prevalence psychiatric symptomatology: somatic anxiety symptoms are associated with polydrug, not ecstasy, use.
   J Psychopharmacol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The role of GABRA2 in alcohol dependence, smoking, and illicit drug use in an Australian population sample.
   Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 32(10): 1721-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Intertemporal Tradeoffs: Perceiving the Risk in the Benefits of Marijuana in a Prospective Study of Adolescents and Young Adults.
   Med Decis Making. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Are cannabis users who participate in a randomized clinical trial different from other treatment seekers?
   J Subst Abuse Treat. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Gender Differences in the Salience of Psychosocial Mediators of the Impact of Acculturation on Substance Abuse among Hispanic Youth in Florida.
   J Immigr Minor Health. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Sequencing of substance use and affective morbidity in 166 first-episode bipolar I disorder patients.
   Bipolar Disord, 10(6): 738-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. The healthy moms study: the efficacy of brief alcohol intervention in postpartum women.
   Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 32(9): 1600-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Therapeutic use of Cannabis sativa on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.
   Eur J Cancer Care (Engl), 17(5): 431-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Cannabidiol in medicine: a review of its therapeutic potential in CNS disorders.
    Phytother Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Self-reported substance use and sexual behaviors among adolescents in a rural state.
    J Sch Health, 78(11): 587-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. A literature review to assess the reliability and validity of measures appropriate for use in research to evaluate the efficacy of a brief harm reduction strategy in reducing cannabis use among people with schizophrenia in acute inpatient settings.
    J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs, 15(9): 777-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Chronic exposure to ethanol exacerbates MDMA-induced hyperthermia and exposes liver to severe MDMA-induced toxicity in CD1 mice.
    Toxicology, 252(1): 64-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Energy drinks, race, and problem behaviors among college students.
    J Adolesc Health, 43(5): 490-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Gene-environment interplay between cannabis and psychosis.
    Schizophr Bull, 34(6): 1111-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Does cannabis use lead to depression and suicidal behaviours? A population-based longitudinal study.
    Acta Psychiatr Scand, 118(5): 395-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Gene-environment interactions in schizophrenia: review of epidemiological findings and future directions.
    Schizophr Bull, 34(6): 1066-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Cannabis-induced psychotic-like experiences are predicted by high schizotypy. Confirmation of preliminary results in a large cohort.
    Psychopathology, 41(6): 371-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Activity spaces and urban adolescent substance use and emotional health.
    J Adolesc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Blockade of THC-seeking behavior and relapse in monkeys by the cannabinoid CB(1)-receptor antagonist rimonabant.
    Neuropsychopharmacology, 33(12): 2870-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Self-administration of cocaine, cannabis and heroin in the human laboratory: benefits and pitfalls.
    Addict Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram in Physically Healthy, Chronic 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Users.
    Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Cannabis Smoke Condensate II: Influence of Tobacco on Tetrahydrocannabinol Levels.
    Inhal Toxicol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Validity of self-reported substance use in men who have sex with men: comparisons with a general population sample.
    Ann Epidemiol, 18(10): 752-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Dynamic changes of the endogenous cannabinoid and opioid mesocorticolimbic systems during adolescence: THC effects.
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 18(11): 826-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Tobacco and cannabis co-occurrence: Does route of administration matter?
    Drug Alcohol Depend. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Why parents worry: Initiation into cannabis use by youth and their educational attainment.
    J Health Econ. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Demographic, emotional and social determinants of cannabis use in early pregnancy: the Generation R study.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 98(3): 218-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Autosomal linkage analysis for cannabis use behaviors in Australian adults.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 98(3): 185-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Negative symptoms are associated with less alcohol use, craving, and "high" in alcohol dependent patients with schizophrenia.
    Schizophr Res, 105(1): 201-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. The endocannabinoid anandamide is a substrate for the human polymorphic cytochrome P450 2D6.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 327(2): 538-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Different psychological effects of cannabis use in adolescents at genetic high risk for schizophrenia and with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
    Schizophr Res, 105(1): 216-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The association between anxiety and alcohol versus cannabis abuse disorders among adolescents in primary care settings.
    Fam Pract, 25(5): 321-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Physical and relational aggression as predictors of drug use: gender differences among high school students.
    Addict Behav, 33(12): 1507-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Prospective Study of the Association Between Abandoned Dwellings and Testosterone Level on the Development of Behaviors Leading to Cannabis Use Disorder in Boys.
    Biol Psychiatry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Cannabis use and 'safe' identities in an inner-city school risk environment.
    Int J Drug Policy. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Reduced serum concentrations of nerve growth factor, but not brain-derived neurotrophic factor, in chronic cannabis abusers.
    Eur Neuropsychopharmacol, 18(12): 882-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. The Alcohol Treatment Outcome Measure (ATOM): A new clinical tool for standardising outcome measurement for alcohol treatment.
    Addict Behav. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. HIV/STI Risk behaviors among Latino migrant workers in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina disaster.
    Sex Transm Dis, 35(11): 924-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Denbinobin, a naturally occurring 1,4-phenanthrenequinone, inhibits HIV-1 replication through an NF-kappaB-dependent pathway.
    Biochem Pharmacol, 76(10): 1240-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Cannabis use and delinquent behaviors in high-school students.
    Addict Behav. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Comparison of cannabis and tobacco withdrawal: severity and contribution to relapse.
    J Subst Abuse Treat, 35(4): 362-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Recovery and URICA stage-of-change scores in three marijuana treatment studies.
    J Subst Abuse Treat, 35(4): 419-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Nuclear Localisation of the Endocannabinoid Metabolizing Enzyme Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) in Invasive Trophoblasts and an Association with Recurrent Miscarriage.
    Placenta, 29(11): 970-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Multimethod alexithymia assessment in adolescents and young adults with a cannabis use disorder.
    Compr Psychiatry, 49(6): 585-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Metamemory in recreational ecstasy polydrug users: what do self-reports of memory failures mean?
    J Psychopharmacol, 22(8): 872-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. The type 1 cannabinoid receptor is highly expressed in embryonic cortical projection neurons and negatively regulates neurite growth in vitro.
    Eur J Neurosci, 28(9): 1705-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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